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A blog exploring innovative school change by the UVM Tarrant Institute

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    • We stand against systemic racism.
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      • Penny Bishop
      • John Downes
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      • Jeanie Phillips
      • Scott Thompson
      • Lucie delaBruere
    • Our schools
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      • How to use this Educator’s Guide
      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
        • 1.2 The Definition of a PLP
        • 1.3 New Student & Teacher Roles
      • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
        • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
      • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
        • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
        • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
      • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
      • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
      • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
      • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
      • Chapter References
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      • #vted Reads Videos
  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • RESOURCES
    • REMOTE LEARNING
    • PERSONALIZED LEARNING
      • PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS (PLPs)
      • FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS
      • PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION
        • Learning Goals
        • Meaningful Instruction
        • Formative Assessment
        • Summative Assessment
    • Action research
    • Digital citizenship
    • Family & Community Involvement
    • Family communication
    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
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    • Makerspaces
    • Negotiated curriculum
    • Project-based learning (PBL)
    • Reflection
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NGSS

Self-directed learning Transferable Skills 

How to craft questions for deeper learning

September 15, 2019September 16, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments "Ask Away Alley", NGSS, Socratic Seminar, The Question Formulation Technique, The Question Game

Question generation is key to inquiry, goal-setting, and negotiated curriculum. And asking the right kinds of questions pushes students further.

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Charlotte Central School project-based learning
Action Research 

How do you measure success with project-based learning?

February 25, 2019April 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Buck Institute, Charlotte Central School, design thinking, iteration, learning through failure, MGC, NGSS

“A Tale of Three Projects” Two Vermont educators share how they measure success with project-based learning units… in space! Allan

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education for sustainability
Uncategorized 

Why and how to teach education for sustainability

June 18, 2018September 10, 2018 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments Cornwall School, Global Goals, NGSS, sustainability

Teaching to heal the world “How can we improve the systems we’re a part of?” That’s the question my team

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Science Saturdays 

For your STEM reading pleasure

December 27, 2014December 20, 2014 Mark W. Olofson 2 Comments arts, NGSS, STEM

The traditional winter recess gives us time to rest and reflect. If you’re like me, it also grants time to

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Science Saturdays 

Newton’s Laws, standards, and practices

December 20, 2014December 20, 2014 Mark W. Olofson 3 Comments ISTE, Next Generation Science Standards, NGSS, Standards, STEM, The Edge @ Essex Middle School

Here at the Tarrant Institute, we have spent years focusing on the unique characteristics of young adolescent learners. Many of our

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Science Saturdays 

Breaking Down the Next Generation Science Standards

June 28, 2014September 19, 2018 Mark W. Olofson 4 Comments NGSS, Standards

Let’s talk about the Next Generation Science Standards for a little bit. There continues to be a lot of talk

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

  • 1/23: 2021 MIDDLE GRADES CONFERENCE #mgcollab
  • 1/28 @ 3pm EST: Innovating in the Classroom with Interactive 3D Tools
  • 2/4 @ 3:30pm EST: Who’s Outside? Building an Anti-Racist Bookshelf
  • 2/9 @ 4pm EST: De-Colonializing Place-Based Education
  • 2/10 @ 7pm EST: Facilitating Hard Conversations
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